Federal Parent Locator Service

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The Federal Parent Locator Service is a U.S. government system that helps locate parents and their assets nationwide to establish and enforce child support obligations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child support enforcement tool
government information system
accessControlledBy federal law
privacy safeguards
security safeguards
alsoKnownAs FPLS
beneficiaries children owed child support
custodial parents
state child support programs
country United States
dataSource Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders
Internal Revenue Service
National Directory of New Hires
National Personnel Records Center
Social Security Administration
financial institution data matches
state employment security agencies
state motor vehicle agencies
function identifying assets of parents
identifying employers of parents
identifying income sources of parents
locating custodial parents in some cases
locating noncustodial parents
locating putative fathers
supporting establishment of paternity
supporting interstate child support enforcement
supporting modification of child support orders
jurisdiction federal
legalBasis Title IV-D of the Social Security Act
operatedBy Office of Child Support Services
parentAgency Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
primaryPurpose assisting in enforcing child support orders
assisting in establishing child support orders
locating assets for child support enforcement
locating parents for child support enforcement
scope nationwide
subjectArea child support enforcement
family law
federal social welfare programs
supportsProgram Title IV-D child support program
usedBy authorized state agencies
courts
federal child support agencies
state child support agencies

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Child Support Enforcement Program usesTool Federal Parent Locator Service
Title IV-D of the Social Security Act authorizes federal parent locator service
linked to: Federal Parent Locator Service